If you’re looking to open a new facility or expand one already in existence, there’s a lot to know about how construction of a senior living facility works best, and how to navigate building codes, health care regulations and working with a construction firm. Here, Mitch Lapin, president of Fortney & Weygandt, Inc. a national general contractor that serves a number of different market segments, including the senior living industry, talks about what renovation or construction of a senior living facility is like from the construction firm’s perspective.
We started in retail construction more than 40 years ago and have seen many changes during that time. Recently, all you see are stories proclaiming a retail apocalypse or an historical brand is closing thousands of stores. The catastrophic headlines are alarming, but don’t present the full picture or the potential opportunities for these stores outside of the traditional framework of retail.
Fortney & Weygandt received multiple Project Profile Awards from Commercial Construction & Renovation Magazine. Fortney & Weygandt was the only contractor nationwide to receive multiple awards. Ohio's Bibibop Asian Grill & First Watch projects were selected for the award. You can see all the awarded projects in the magazine here.
Fortney & Weygandt, Inc. is pleased to announce that Mitch Lapin has been named President, effective Friday, March 1st. He replaces Greg Freeh who will now serve as CEO of the company.
As we continue to celebrate our 40th anniversary, we have looked back at all the clients that have helped get us to this point and shaped our growth from a retail focused company working in malls to a multi-faceted general contractor working nationwide in a variety of construction segments.
Fortney & Weygandt, Inc. recently completed construction on City BBQ in Fairlawn, OH. This was a 3,519 square foot tenant build-out restaurant project.
Fortney & Weygandt, Inc. recently completed construction on a Panda Express restaurant in Chesapeake, VA. This was a new, free standing 2,216 square foot restaurant with a drive-thru.
If you read our blog article in April, then you know that for our 40th anniversary in the construction industry, we are giving back to our community. To do that, we asked employees to send in a list of charities that were important to them and we made a list of 40 to support throughout the year.











